With UCLA football beginning the back half of its 2018 schedule, Daily Bruin Sports decided to grade each position group based on their performances though the first seven games of the season. Offensive lineGrade: B- UCLA’s offensive line is difficult to evaluate because it has been solid in the run game, but subpar in the […]
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UCLA football hope to snag first place in Pac-12 South in game against Utah
The Bruins will be facing a new challenge under the Friday night lights this week. No. 23 Utah (5-2, 3-2 Pac-12) is next up on the slate for UCLA football (2-5, 0-2), the first of three ranked opponents the Bruins have remaining on their schedule. Up to this point, UCLA has played just two teams […]
Wang’s Word: UCLA’s in the running but quarterbacks can’t hang with Pac-12 leaders
Nowadays, it doesn’t take much to be in contention for the Pac-12 South title. The first-place team has never won the division before, the second-place team’s top two quarterbacks are hurt and the third-place team’s best player by far is injured indefinitely. Then there’s UCLA, which began the season with its worst start since 1943 […]
Football Playbook: Chip Kelly vs. Jim Mora
The UCLA football playbook underwent an overhaul this past offseason when coach Chip Kelly was hired to replace Jim Mora. Kelly brought whole new offensive and defensive staffs along with him, and although this year’s Bruins are younger than Mora’s, he has still tried to instill his signature playstyle in Westwood. DB Sports decided to […]
UCLA quarterback, football legacy Austin Burton stays ready behind the scenes
Austin Burton has football in his blood. In 1960, his grandfather, Ron Burton, was the first ever draft pick of the Boston Patriots. His father, Steve Burton, played quarterback for Northwestern from 1982-1984. He is now the sports anchor for the local CBS news network in Austin’s home state of Massachusetts. The redshirt freshman quarterback […]
Battle of the Editors: Some fall sports might fall short in postseason competitions
The fall seasons are wrapping up in Westwood, and NCAA tournaments are looming. The Daily Bruin Sports editors all shared their takes on how far they think UCLA will go in the five sports that have postseason games this quarter. Football Ryan Smith, Sports editor The Bruins will not be representing the Pac-12 South Division […]
Turnovers have been turning around UCLA football’s losing streak
Quentin Lake snagged his first career interception early in the first quarter against Arizona on Saturday. Once the sophomore free safety returned to the sideline, a hint of urgency crept into his roommate, Elijah Gates. “I was on the sideline after Lake got his pick, and I’m just talking to him and (sophomore cornerback) Darnay […]